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I enjoyed this one a lot. Had not read a Grafton since H or I. As with all series, some are better than others. Of those I have read so far, my favorite by far is G is for Gumshoe. Try it.As for me, I will definitely read some of those I missed because I enjoy Kinsey and the world she still lives in.
I started the series a long time ago but never finished. I'm ready to pick it up again! Think I will start from the beginning!
Theresa wrote: "I enjoyed this one a lot. Had not read a Grafton since H or I. As with all series, some are better than others. Of those I have read so far, my favorite by far is G is for Gumshoe. Tr..."I agree, G is my favourite too. I suppose like a lot of series they tend to be better at the start. I lost interest around S. I think I own V but I haven't read it yet.
ShazM wrote: "Theresa wrote: "I enjoyed this one a lot. Had not read a Grafton since H or I. As with all series, some are better than others. Of those I have read so far, my favorite by far is [book:G is for Gum..."Sometimes they can fluctuate up and down as in Alan Bradley's Flavia series or the Brother Cadfael series, and then audiobooks are awesome if they are well narrated by the same narrator because that can help even out the enjoyment.
I find that series usually get better as they go forward. That said, I can't speak for this one as I tried A long ago and didn't like it much.
annapi wrote: "I find that series usually get better as they go forward. That said, I can't speak for this one as I tried A long ago and didn't like it much."It depends on the series, yes some do.
Michelle M. wrote: "I started the series a long time ago but never finished. I'm ready to pick it up again! Think I will start from the beginning!"Me too-just picked A is for Alibi at used book sale!
One thing about series, at least for me, is I need some distance from entry to entry ... or more like an extended vacation after having read several over a period of time. I start to know the author's writing quirks and patterns too well, become uber critical. Sometimes like with Grafton, that extended vacation goes on a tad long so when I pick up the series again, it feels fresh.A series with the same characters is not going to have each entry differ greatly from the last. They will evolve over the long arc, not the short.
Grafton seems up my alley but the idea of a series from A to Z is daunting! (Z is done, no?) Maybe someday, but like Theresa I also need distance in a series from book to book. Mainly because I like diversity and the same characters and storyline or genre over and over bore me.
No, she died of cancer last year (Dec 28, 2017) and never finished Z is for Zero. The last book is Y is for Yesterday.
Theresa wrote: "One thing about series, at least for me, is I need some distance from entry to entry ... or more like an extended vacation after having read several over a period of time. I start to know the autho..."Yes, I am the same way for longer series, but don't like to do that for trilogies or short series. But some series I just get sick and tired of regardless of how long the breaks are and I leave those.
Karin wrote: "Theresa wrote: "One thing about series, at least for me, is I need some distance from entry to entry ... or more like an extended vacation after having read several over a period of time. I start t..."Also reading tastes and interests change
As part of the story, Grafton puts a word in for water conservation.
I am not normally a Grafton reader--I read one once at my mother-in-law's fairly early on in the Alphabet series, but this time I listened to the audiobook which I enjoyed more. I liked it, but am not going to go back and read all of the books I missed. I needed a book with a title starting with the letter X and also am reading a challenge where I need to read a number of books in series (not all the same one). It is possible I might listen to another one that begins with a difficult letter, and/or read the Y book.